Canadian Winter English Experience 

Program Dates and Fees (February 21 - March 16, 2012)
Homestay is available for this program
Apply for this program (Deadline: January 23, 2012)

Experience Canada in the winter while learning English!This new program incorporates a variety of fun-filled activities including guided excursions and weekend trips, allowing you to enjoy the beauty of a Canadian winter.

You will participate in a student-centered immersion program which integrates the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking, using Canadian cultural and social content. This program puts particular focus on developing communicative competence in speaking and listening.

Weekend Trips (included in tuition fee):

Ottawa (1 day) Skating on the Rideau Canal (Weather Permitting) Tour of Parliament buildings Shopping at Rideau Centre

Quebec City (2 days, 1 night) Ste. Anne's Basilica Montmorency Falls Guided tour of Old Quebec

Toronto & Niagara Falls (2 days, 1 night) CN Tower Shopping at the Eaton Centre  Entrance ticket to Skylon Tower

Program Outline:

Core Class

Participate in activities designed to help you develop all four language skills and use them in a communicative context. Engage in interactive role-play, pair and group discussions, oral presentations and activities.
Expand your ability to read and write in English. Canadian culture is used as a theme throughout the courses.
15 hours per week

Language Lab and Pronunciation

Attend a listening laboratory class each week, which focuses on the development of pronunciation and listening skills.
3 hours per week

Guided Excursions

A socio-cultural monitor will escort each class to a different Kingston venue/attraction every week. These venues will be tied to the class theme.
2 hours per week

• Watch a live Canadian hockey game
• Visit the famous St. Georges Cathedral 
• Tour the Agnes Etherington Art Centre
• Try Cross country skiing (weather permitting)

Activities

Participate in a variety of language intensive socio-cultural activities to help you enjoy Canadian culture while practicing your listening and speaking skills.

Tuition Fee includes:

• All courses
• Transportation, trip accommodations and entrance fees for all weekend trips (Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto & Niagara Falls) 
• Guided excursions